Stockholm-based asset manager Alfakraft Fonder has entered into a strategic partnership with crypto specialist Bitwise to develop regulated digital asset investment solutions for professional...
Infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as one of the more defensive corners of private markets, characterized by essential services, stable cash flows, and hard-asset...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
While parts of the private equity industry have faced a challenging dealmaking environment in recent years, Nordic mid-market buyout manager Summa Equity has navigated...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
By Liam Hynes, PhD – S&P Global Market Intelligence: Systematic investing has always been a story of expanding information sets. Prices, then fundamentals, then...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
By Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
By Bjarne Graven Larsen: For decades during the great moderation, the 60/40 portfolio was the institutional investor's Swiss army knife. Equities grew wealth; bonds...
At first glance, CTA investing can appear deceptively homogeneous. Many managers trade the same liquid futures markets and rely on systematic, trendfollowing models that...
By Scott Schefrin, Portfolio Manager at AB Hedge Fund Solutions: After a series of slower years for deal activity, merger arbitrage has re-emerged as a compelling strategy...
Archipelago Investments is strengthening its investment team with the appointment of Anders Fagerlund as Senior Analyst and Head of Research. Bringing 15 years of...
Around the same time last year, Lynx Asset Management marked the 25-year anniversary of its flagship strategy. This April, it is Excalibur Asset Management’s...
On the surface, Morten Christensen, Chief Financial Officer at Norwegian family office Aars, and Jonas Thulin, Chief Investment Officer at Sweden’s AP3, may appear...
By Andrew Beer, Co-Founder of DBi: Managers of CTA hedge funds and mutual funds often argue that complexity leads to higher alpha generation. After all, why...
March was defined by a sharp escalation in geopolitical tensions, particularly involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran, creating a highly challenging environment for most investment...
A sharp escalation in geopolitical tensions set the tone for March, as the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran triggered significant cross-asset volatility. In...
By Corey Hoffstein, Co-Founder, CEO and CIO at Newfound Research: The case for managed futures as a portfolio diversifier is well established. During the...
Not many investors in the Nordics explicitly allocate to trend-following strategies, yet those who do often regard them as an essential building block in...
By Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management: Traditionally, Managed Futures (MF) strategies have been limited to hedge funds known...
